All News articles – Page 418
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NewsU-turn over agency staff tax rules
NHS Improvement says trusts must not take a blanket approach to new IR35 rules Regulator had previously advised all agency staff would be covered by the tax changes New guidance published today advises trusts to review each case and consider representations NHS Improvement has made a significant U-turn ...
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NewsFirst commissioning support unit moves towards independence
A shadow board has been set up to pave the way for a commissioning support unit to turn into a community interest company owned by its customers, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsAnalysis: EU nurses leaving NHS up by a third in a year
Data shows the number of nurses from EU countries who left the NHS increased by 38 per cent in the year to December 2016 The figures come as the NHS faces a nursing workforce shortage that could be exacerbated by Brexit RCN and Cavendish Coalition call for special recognition ...
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NewsDaily Insight: NHS told to prepare following Manchester attack
The must read stories in the NHS
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NewsNHS Improvement could assess trusts on cybersecurity
An NHS Improvement committee has recommended that trusts are assessed on cybersecurity, in the wake of the cyberattack earlier this month.
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NewsNHS told to prepare urgently for second possible terrorist attack
Message to trauma centres to prepare for possible further terrorist attack Simon Stevens told NHS England board trusts are being urged to check staffing levels and mutual assistance plans Terrorist threat level was raised to critical – the highest level – following attack in Manchester on Monday night ...
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NewsUnprecedented winter bed pressure revealed in new stats
Bed occupancy hits record high, as overall bed numbers across NHS continue to decline Royal College of Surgeons says data is “exceptionally worrying” Acute bed numbers have however risen slightly overall on last year Acute bed occupancy hit a record high in the final quarter of 2016-17, while ...
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NewsThree CCGs in 'devolution' STP appoint shared chief officer
New chief officer appointed to the three CCGs in Surrey Heartlands STP It has yet to be confirmed who will lead the STP following the departure of Julia Ross A single chief officer has been appointed across the three clinical commissioning groups in the Surrey Heartlands sustainability and ...
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NewsCCG targets millions in savings under Right Care programme
West Kent CCG uses NHS Right Care data to identify five priority areas for savings Plans to reduce A&E attendances and prescribing costs Investment needed to change care models that no longer meeting patients’ needs Commissioners in Kent plan to save more than £7m by reducing unwarranted variation ...
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NewsHSJ Value in Healthcare Awards 2017: Acute Service Redesign
Chelsea and Westminster Foundation Trust: Children & Young People Acute pathway (PAU)
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NewsWinners of the HSJ Value in Healthcare Awards 2017 revealed
Twenty organisations have been honoured in HSJ’s annual celebration of inspirational best practice in the awards’ eighth and biggest year to date.
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NewsHSJ Value in Healthcare Awards 2017: Community Health Service Redesign
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust: Sexual Health Services Integration
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NewsHSJ Value in Healthcare Awards 2017: Clinical Support Services
Hampshire Constabulary & Isle of Wight NHS Trust with Wessex Academic Health Science Network: Serenity Integrated Mentoring (SIM) Project
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NewsHSJ Value in Healthcare Awards 2017: Improving Value Through Innovative Financial Management or Procurement
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay: Sustainability – Clinically Led, Efficiency Driven
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NewsHSJ Value in Healthcare Awards 2017: Facilities and Estates Management
QE Facilities: Establishment of wholly owned subsidiary company, [QE Facilities LTD] of Queen Elizabeth Hospital Gateshead Foundation Trust
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NewsHSJ Value in Healthcare Awards 2017: Emergency, Urgent & Trauma Care
Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust: From the Bottom to the Top
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NewsHSJ Value in Healthcare Awards 2017: Improving the Value of Surgical Services
Somerset Spinal Surgical Service and Improvement Network at Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust: An Enhanced Recovery Programme for Elective Spinal Surgery To Improve Quality of Care for Patients and Decrease Length of Stay
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NewsHSJ Value in Healthcare Awards 2017: Improving the Value of Diagnostic Services
Homerton University Foundation Trust: Locomotor Service